Genesis 49:3
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3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and (A)the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Deuteronomy 21:17
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17 On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the [a]unloved wife, by giving him a double [b]portion of everything that [c]he owns, for he was the (A)beginning of his [d]strength; (B)to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
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- Deuteronomy 21:17 See note v 15
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit mouthful
- Deuteronomy 21:17 Lit is found with him
- Deuteronomy 21:17 I.e., power of procreation
Proverbs 8:22
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- Proverbs 8:22 Or possessed
- Proverbs 8:22 Lit from then
John 1:3
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3 (A)All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him [a]not even one thing came into being that has come into being.
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- John 1:3 One early ms nothing came into
Colossians 1:18
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18 He is also the (A)head of (B)the body, the church; and He is (C)the beginning, (D)the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
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Revelation 21:6
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6 Then He said to me, “[a](A)It is done. I am the (B)Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. (C)I will give water to the one who thirsts from the spring of the (D)water of life, without cost.
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- Revelation 21:6 Lit They are
Revelation 22:13
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13 I am the (A)Alpha and the Omega, (B)the first and the last, (C)the beginning and the end.”
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